Unions have lost workers' trust

10:02 PM,
Jun. 24, 2013

J.C. Bowman

Written by

Justin Owen
and JC Bowman

Apathy and loss of trust in government are on the increase. As every political scandal unfolds, whether on the left or the right, people become further detached from their government. This seems like a simple fact of modern political life these days.

Unfortunately, unions have become part of this distrusted establishment, teaming up with government to protect their own interests through the force of law. In a far cry from labor's heyday, dues-paying union members often see their union officials as more interested in protecting their own interests and six-figure paychecks than the ...